Signpost near the stone walls and bataillements of the ancient city of Montreuil-sur-Mer, France.
Openings to view activities in the valley beyond the walled city. Click photos to view detail.
Grass now covers a former moat surrounding the citadel.
More of the moat, beneath the fortress on a hill.
More stone walls and the moat.
Path leading to the citadel.
The citadel's main entrance.
An historic thatched-roof building just outside the city's walls.
Another stone wall in gradient height, above a grassy knoll that was once a moat.
A path winding from the city's walls to a main street.
See more of Montreuil-sur-Mer's ramparts here.
Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder 2009
Patricia of Abyssal Plain alerted me to the Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder 2009 contest. To help celebrate this Year of Science, consider entering your photography, poems, essays and even dancing here before June 10th. Entries are invited from around the world.
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Beautiful photos! I would just love to visit - I love the green set against the crumbling brick walls.
Posted by: My Melange | 09 May 2009 at 17:31
It looks like a lovely place to wander, Tara. Nice work :)
Posted by: Di | 27 April 2009 at 10:53
What a beautiful landscape. I love travelling vicariously through your eyes. Wonderful series.
Posted by: Se'Lah | 26 April 2009 at 22:40
Such a pretty place.
Posted by: Rosa | 26 April 2009 at 04:08
i am finally taking a moment to check-in on you and your goings on at paris parfait. been way too long. i absolutely love this photo tour ~ such music to my eyes! miss you & think of you often. xxoo!
Posted by: studio wellspring | 25 April 2009 at 19:04
So beautiful, peaceful and charming...wish I was there. smooches
Posted by: Leau | 25 April 2009 at 16:48
I'm envious of your green! Wow!!
Lucky you. What a breath of fresh air. Your photos are dreamy, and take me away to spring!
Hopefully it will be 27 degrees here like they predict tomorrow. Bikini weather!
Going to click your link and check out the contest.
xo
Posted by: Gillian daSilva | 25 April 2009 at 05:00
I so long for a moat.
Perhaps ... . more than a moat - a drawbridge to pull up and
close out the world.
Another lovely stroll with Tara. Merci, Madame.
Jjjjj
Posted by: judith | 25 April 2009 at 00:40
I would love to walk there. Wonderful photos! I, too, am attracted to moats and fortresses. I saw my first fortress as a child in St. Augustine, FL, and have sought them out ever since. Like others, I wish I could just transport myself into the photos, tour the grounds, and then walk right into town!
Posted by: Helen | 24 April 2009 at 20:19
Absolutely stunning pictures, Tara! Those gorgeous, gorgeous walls...sometimes history, seen that close to the surface, makes my heart ache. I'm not sure why...I think it's a kind of joy.
,..and so green there! It's never that green in the part of France my family lived in.
Posted by: Maia | 24 April 2009 at 19:19
What beautiful sights! Historic locations such as this are so intriguing. I will certainly check out Rachel Carson 2009 project. Thanks for the heads up on the Earth Day pictures, I enjoyed taking a walk and posting one of my pictures.
Posted by: marilyn | 24 April 2009 at 18:54
It looks like the earth is taking back these beautiful structures.
beautiful,
thank you for the heads up on the Rachel Carson 2009 project!
Posted by: stephanie | 24 April 2009 at 17:56
These are so so cool. A place I would love to visit; mysterious from every angle - I bet you had so many photos to try to pick from to upload. I watch lost cities on bbc and they will explore tunnels like these. I have not missed an episode.
Posted by: AscenderRisesAbove | 24 April 2009 at 17:29
I'm going to look up Montreuil-sur-Mer on google earth? Amazing place and lovely pictures. Thanks from Santa Barbara, s
Posted by: Sharon Stockwell | 24 April 2009 at 17:15
Just beautiful, Tara. Think of all those walls have heard! I think I could lose myself here, easily ... sink into the moat, there, part of the leaves of grass like Whitman immortalized, hmm?
Posted by: Barbara | 24 April 2009 at 16:21
Any post that includes the words fortress and grassy knolls is bound to put a smile on my face. These pictures are just enchanting. Yep, enchanting, my friend.
; )
Posted by: Christina | 24 April 2009 at 16:12